Senior Manufacturing Test Engineer

What we need 

We are looking for a Senior Manufacturing Test Engineer to join our Manufacturing Test team within our System Test organization. Your job will be to develop testing strategies, methods, and machinery in support of our mobile robots. You will establish unique and innovative designs that will be used to simulate and measure robot performance. In this role you will become a subject matter expert on testing solutions and work closely with our contract manufacturers, suppliers, Quality, Hardware Engineering and Customer Operations teams. 

What we do 

The Manufacturing Test team is part of the System Test organization and is responsible for verifying that Symbotic's products are built by our manufacturing partners and suppliers according to specifications and the highest standards of quality. Our group plans, develops, and implements manufacturing test solutions for our mobile robots across a global supply base that includes new production, spares, and repair. 

What you’ll do 

• Lead Symbotic Manufacturing Test development projects for mobile robot product lines.  

• Develop scalable, reliable, and cost-effective test strategies to ensure products are built to print.  

• Design test fixtures, stimulus, and automated software to meet test requirements across multiple manufacturing locations.  

• Author comprehensive manufacturing test specifications to guide test development efforts in collaboration with development partners and contract manufacturers.   

• Develop procedures, training plans and debug decision trees for manufacturing test technicians.  

• Collect and analyze product performance data to refine test criteria and improve test methods.  

• Participate in root cause analysis to address customer performance issues or warranty claims.  

• Work cross functionally to identify and resolve systemic design and manufacturing issues. Be an escalation point for troubleshooting and repairing non-conforming products.  

• Travel to customer sites up to 20%. 

What you’ll need 

• BS in Robotics, Electrical, Electromechanical, or other related Engineering discipline.  

• Minimum of 8 years of experience with developing tests for complex electromechanical assemblies or machine design and implementation.  

• Experience with embedded systems, electrical control theories, motors, sensors, vision systems and/or communications protocols (CANBus, Ethernet, etc.)  

• Demonstrated software development proficiency required in Python, C, or C#. Experience in NI LabVIEW, TestStand, .NET, and SQL a plus.  

• SolidWorks or other CAD modeling experience a plus.  

• Good communication and interpersonal skills; able to effectively present technical information to management and suppliers.  

• Self-motivated, highly organized, and able to handle multiple tasks with nominal direction.  

• Experience in Six Sigma tools, lean manufacturing principles and Production health and performance metrics and methodologies  

Our Environment  

• Up to 20% of travel may be required. Employees must have a valid driver’s license and the ability to drive and/or fly to client and other customer locations. 

• The employee is responsible for owning a credit card and managing expenses personally to be reimbursed on a bi-weekly basis.